Money

• What's Ahead for LIHTC Allocations

  Deals that can get across the finish line.

   

• Proposed Trust Fund Rules Issued

  The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued proposed regulations for the affordable housing trust fund created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), linking the regulations to the existing HOME program regulations t

   

• Face Off

  THE PATH THAT FANNIE MAE and Freddie Mac follow out of conservatorship will be guided by the results of the mid-term elections.

   

• Finding a Balance

  A good friend of mine used to throw pizza parties at his “fixer-upperia.”

   
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  Metroplex Flexes Recovery

  JOB GROWTH IS BACK—at least in Dallas/Forth Worth, Texas. And the return of jobs has led to strengthening demand across the entire metroplex, driving absorption to the highest level in a decade.

   
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  Market Movers

  NUMBERS MAY NOT LIE, BUT SOMETIMES they can make a liar out of conventional wisdom.

   

• Pop Quiz: CBRE Investors' Steve Zaleski on Being one of 2010's Top Buyers

  CB Richard Ellis Investors has emerged as one of the top multifamily buyers this year, behind only Behringer Harvard and Equity Residential, and recently closed its largest deal, a $193.5 acquisition of a South Florida community. Apartment Finance Today recently sat down with Managing Director...

   
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  Using the NAHB Chart of Accounts to Organize Your Business Finances (Subscriber content)

  Here's an effective way to organize and categorize expenses and job-cost data and compare the results with your forecasts.

   
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  The Enclave Revived

  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—You can still find Internet ads for The Enclave, a luxury condo development here with steeply discounted prices starting in the low $100,000s.

   
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  Keeping a United Front

  NEW BEDFORD, MASS.— This June, residents moved back into the first 50 finished apartments in the redevelopment of the United Front Homes.

   

• PEOPLE

  Eric S. Belsky has been appointed managing director of Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

   

• LIHTC Properties Spark Economic Gains

  LOW-INCOME HOUSING tax credit (LIHTC) developments significantly boost surrounding property values, according to a new study that examined the economic impact of affordable housing in New York City.

   

• Looking for a Home

  DOMESTIC INVESTORS CONTINUE to be largely out of luck these days.

   

• One Trick Pony

  One of my guilty pleasures is watching Top Chef and Project Runway.

   
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  The Road to Recovery

  BALTIMORE’S RECOVERY hasn’t been as robust as its closest neighbor, Washington, D.C., but signs suggest that employment and economic growth are right around the corner.

   
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  Strong as Steel

  PITTSBURGH'S APARTMENT MARKET seems to have as many things going for it as it has bridges—which is a lot.

   
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  Jacks of All Trades

  OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, many multifamily CFOs added a new, albeit unfortunate, bullet point to their resumes: “loan workout specialist.” Some could probably also add: “crisis management expert.

   
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  How a Remodeler Survived the Housing Bust (Subscriber content)

  Unlearning bad habits picked up during the boom years is the first step to recovery.

   

• Exclusive Research: Finance Execs Expect More Distressed Opportunities in 2011

  Nearly 62 percent of multifamily investors and developers anticipate more distressed acquisition opportunities in 2011, according to an exclusive survey of nearly 200 senior-level multifamily finance professionals.

   

• Financial Reform Act's Impact on Multifamily Borrowers Yet to be Seen

  The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will effect both banks and conduit lenders. But as regulators struggle to reconcile the Act's principles with real-world rules, those effects won't be known for some time.